Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Super Antics #11

As I drew this, I started wondering, "Who was the first person to hide behind their own cape? "Dracula? The Shadow? Bull fighters? Is it a cliche from ancient times? Anybody out there know anything about it?

As always, if you'd like to see more of my work, you can check out my web comic. It's starting to get a little crazy--!

For early hiding behind capes, I'm going to propose Douglas Fairbanks in The Mark of Zorro (1920). In his first appearance, he holds his cape in front of himself over his arm, though he does reveal a bit more face than in your comic. And he puffs on a cigarette, something no self-respecting 1950s superhero would do.

That said, I would not be surprised if someone comes up with an earlier instance from melodrama.